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The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Cameroon into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Cameroon.

Assessing Compliance with the Forest Code: A Practical Guide (Chinese)

This guide is intended to help Chinese buyers of Brazilian forestry
and agricultural commodities to verify compliance with the
Brazilian Forest Code in their supply chains. By requiring law enforcement
from its suppliers, Chinese buyers will be able to demonstrate that their products
derive from sustainable agricultural sources and do not contribute, for example,
to illegal deforestation in Brazil.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Liberia into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Liberia.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Ghana into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Ghana.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Brazil into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Brazil.

This paper highlights the risks inherent in issuing carbon credits
for project scale emissions reductions relative to an estimate of
what would have otherwise occurred – which is the basis of the
UN’s Clean Development Mechanism – in the absence of an overall
sectoral or national emissions budget within which carbon credit
issuance would be accounted for through rigorous and transparently
monitored double-entry bookkeeping.

Ghana

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
different countries into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Brazil and Ghana.

Conservation of Tropical Rainforests tells the history of international
conservation finance and provides a variety of options for individuals,
businesses, and governments to support conservation financing projects.

Zero deforestation: A commitment to change

ETFRN News 58 — published by the European Tropical Forest Research
Network (ETFRN) — shares experiences and considers ways to improve
the effectiveness of zero deforestation commitments through public-private
collaboration and other models.

Reverse Logistics Credit – A social and environmental innovation
to address urban waste and recycling

The report describes a market mechanism developed to incentivize the collection,
separation and recycling of solid waste; shows the results of an initial trial in Brazil,
conducted with two leading consumer goods companies; and provides suggestions to
scale up its use.

Using Big Data to Detect Illegality int the Tropical Timber Sector

BVRio’s Due Diligence and Risk Assessment System was created to screen
Brazilian timber and timber products for their legality status.
The system is an integral part of the BVRio Responsible Timber Exchange,
which also includes a Trading Platform for sourcing timber products from legal sources.

Operational Report 2011 – 2013

BVRio’s mission is to promote the use of market mechanisms to facilitate compliance
with environmental legislation while supporting the implementation of public policies
and the creation of a green economy at a national scale.

Lessons Learned from an Emissions Trading System Simulation
in Brazil

The proposals contained in this publication intend to support government decisions
in case an emissions trading system gets adopted. General and structural
recommendations for a market are made, with the purpose of helping to
design such an instrument, should an ETS be established in the country.